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Old_man
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 01:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

As a young bagpiper, I was asked by a funeral director to play at a grave-side service for a homeless man, with no family or friends. The funeral was to be held at a cemetery way back in the country, and this man would be the first to be laid to rest there.

As I was not familiar with the backwoods area, I became lost and, being a typical man, did not stop for directions.

I finally arrived an hour late. I saw the backhoe and the crew, who were eating lunch, but the hearse was nowhere in sight.

I apologized to the workers for my tardiness, and stepped to the side of the open grave, where I saw the vault lid already in place. I assured the workers I would not hold them up for long, but this was the proper thing to do.

The workers gathered around, still eating their lunch.

I played out my heart and soul.

As I played the workers began to weep.

I played, and I played, like I'd never played before: From “My Home” & “The Lord is my Shepherd” to “Flowers of the Forest .”

I closed the lengthy session with “Amazing Grace” and walked to my car. As I was opening the door and taking off my coat, I overheard one of the workers saying to another,"Jesus’, Mary' n Joseph, I never seen nothing' like that before - and I've been putting' in septic tanks for twenty years."
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 08:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Awesome.
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Gunut75
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 09:14 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yes, awesome!!!
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Dano_12s
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 09:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

In lite of whats going on in the 'Burgh now.Good read Jack,thanks!BTW,we had a piper at our wedding.
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M2statz
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 09:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Nice!! Especially funny if you are a piper!!
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